Entry #1: Why did you choose the book you are
reading? Include the title and author.
Entry #2: What is the setting of your story?
Entry #3: Write down "I will read 40 books this
school year." Then write your reaction to it.
Entry #4: What is the genre of your book? How do
you know?
Entry #5: What makes punctuation so important?
Entry #6: Choose a journal starter from your book
mark and respond to it.
Entry #7: Write your reaction to the book "The
Curious Garden" which was read in class.
Entry #8: Choose a journal starter from your book
mark and respond to it.
Entry #9: Write your reaction to the book "Nothing
Ever Happens on 90th Street" which was read in class.
Entry #10: Who is the main character(s) in your
book. Describe them!
Entry #11: Tell me the plot of your book.
Entry #12: Choose a character other than Rachel
from the story "Eleven." From her point of view, tell what happened at school
that day. You can "embellish" as much as you want!
Entry #13: What kind of conflict do you see in your
book? (inner conflict, conflict with people, or conflict with nature) Describe
it.
Entry #14: Write your reaction to the book Zoo
which was read in class.
Entry #15: What is your reaction to the story
"Shells" read in class?
Entry #16: Circle the subject and underline the
verbs in your #15 journal entry.
Entry #17: Write your reaction to the book Voices
in the Park, which was read in class.
Entry #18: What has made you "you"?
Entry #19: What is your family heritage? Use the
handout and interview to answer.
Entry #20: What do you predict "Seedfolks" will be
about?
Entry #21: What do you think Wendell will be like
based on what you see on the first page of his chapter?
Entry #22: What is your reaction to the book
"Seedfolks"?